shin-gyou-sou　真 行 草

KEY WORD :　art history / general terms

Grades of formality in the method of preparing tea, temae 手前. The terms originate in the three styles of calligraphy sho 書 with shin 真 being formal, gyou 行 being semi-formal and sou 草 being informal. Particularly in the formal style this distinction in ceremony is reflected in both the tea house *chashitsu 茶室 and the utensils of the ceremony.

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